Koʻolau Range

Geology

It is not a mountain range in the normal sense, because it was formed as a single mountain called Koʻolau Volcano (koʻolau means "windward" in Hawaiian, cognate of the toponymTokelau). What remains of Koʻolau is the western half of the original volcano that was destroyed in prehistoric times when the entire eastern half—including much of the summit caldera—slid cataclysmically into the Pacific Ocean. Remains of this ancient volcano lie as massive fragments strewn nearly 100 miles (160km) over the ocean floor to the northeast of Oʻahu. The modern Koʻolau mountain forms Oʻahu's windward coast and rises behind the leeward coast city of Honolulu— on its leeward slopes and valleys are located most of Honolulu's residential neighborhoods.

The volcano is thought to have first erupted on the ocean floor more than 2.5 million years ago. It eventually reached sea level and continued to grow in elevation until about 1.7 million years ago, when the volcano became dormant. The volcano remained dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, during which time erosion ate away at the initially smooth slopes of the shield-shaped mountain; and the entire mass subsided considerably. The highest elevation perhaps exceeded 3,000 meters (9,800ft); today, the summit of the tallest peak, Puʻu Konahuanui is only 3,100 feet.

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Koʻolau Range

Geology

It is not a mountain range in the normal sense, because it was formed as a single mountain called Koʻolau Volcano (koʻolau means "windward" in Hawaiian, cognate of the toponymTokelau). What remains of Koʻolau is the western half of the original volcano that was destroyed in prehistoric times when the entire eastern half—including much of the summit caldera—slid cataclysmically into the Pacific Ocean. Remains of this ancient volcano lie as massive fragments strewn nearly 100 miles (160km) over the ocean floor to the northeast of Oʻahu. The modern Koʻolau mountain forms Oʻahu's windward coast and rises behind the leeward coast city of Honolulu— on its leeward slopes and valleys are located most of Honolulu's residential neighborhoods.

The volcano is thought to have first erupted on the ocean floor more than 2.5 million years ago. It eventually reached sea level and continued to grow in elevation until about 1.7 million years ago, when the volcano became dormant. The volcano remained dormant for hundreds of thousands of years, during which time erosion ate away at the initially smooth slopes of the shield-shaped mountain; and the entire mass subsided considerably. The highest elevation perhaps exceeded 3,000 meters (9,800ft); today, the summit of the tallest peak, Puʻu Konahuanui is only 3,100 feet.

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6, the city and state government’s GoAkamai website and mobile app were expanded to include the H-3 and two other routes over Oahu’s KoolauRange, promising up-to-the-minute traffic conditions and travel times (the other routes are the Pali and Likelike highways) ... Of the Koolau routes, which is the busiest?....

Honolulu firefighters rescued a hiker who spent last night on the Laie Falls Trail after getting lost and disoriented. The Honolulu Fire Department says the hiker, a woman in her 20s, began hiking yesterday and got lost near the summit ...HFD got the call at 10.43 a.m. and dispatched four units and its helicopter ... She did not report any injuries ... ....

Emergency Medical Services treated a 50-year-old woman who fell about 70 feet down the side of a mountain Tuesday in the Koolaus. EMS said in a report that the woman received serious injuries at about 1.30 p.m. while hiking at the Koolau summit ... The woman suffered neck, back and wrist pain, she said ... ....

Two men were injured Tuesday in a head-on collision near the entrance to the KoolauCenter in Ahuimanu... The Honda was headed northbound on Kahekili Highway and the tow truck was headed southbound when the crash occurred at 12.30 p.m. near the intersection of Hui IwaStreet ... Monday ... ....